Its not just that we have a lot to think about and manage in our personal lives each day.
Were also inundated with Big Topics like impeachment and climate change and mass shootings on a nearly daily basis.
Its that ability to step back and reflect.
Its what makes room for gratitude and happiness.
Its one of the most powerful forces on earth.
If stillness makes room for gratitude and happiness, then we should all be pursuing it.
If I get what I want, what will actually change?
Why do I care what they think?
What am I working on in myself today?
Will this matter in five years?
What if I did nothing?
Questions like these help us calm the anxieties in our head and help us slow downallowing room for stillness.
Its important to question our beliefs and our instincts.
I personally ask myself Will this matter in five years?
whenever I start to feel overly anxious about all manner of things big and small.
What will happen if the kids eat macaroni and cheese four nights a week?
Will missing this deadline truly have a longterm negative effect on my career?
What is motivating me right now?
Holiday has a few other suggestions I like for embracing the still:
Take mindless mental wanderings.
For a short period of time, let your mind wander free.
Start with a minute or two and work yourself up to 10 minutes or more.
You may start to notice patterns or goals emerge from your thoughts that were getting lost before.
Develop your values and memorialize them.
Chose your own personal ten (or whatever number you like) commandments.
What qualities or actions are most important to you?
Write them down and post them where you will see them regularly to remind yourself of your priorities.
Now, go forth and be still.
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